Santa Cruz Bicycles

A 2013 Santa Cruz Tallboy mountain bike (aluminum frame)

Santa Cruz Bicycles is a manufacturer of high end mountain bikes based in Santa Cruz, California.^[1] They sponsor the Santa Cruz Syndicate, a downhill racing team. The company moved premises from 104 Bronson Street to 2841 Mission Street in 2013 .^[2] On July 3, 2015. Santa Cruz bicycle was sold to Pon Holding, a family-owned Dutch conglomerate with a bicycle division including brands such as Cervelo, Focus and Royal Dutch Gazelle. ^[3]

History

Santa Cruz Bicycles was founded by Rob Roskopp, Mike Marquez and Rich Novak in 1993.^[4] Roskopp had spent many years as a professional skateboarder, and Novak's Santa Cruz Skateboards company had put out a special "Roskopp" model before the two met. Roskopp and Novak went into partnership with bike engineer Mike Marquez, who had particular experience in bicycle suspension, and Tom Morris, a designer, to build some prototypes.^[5]

Their first bike, in 1994, was a full suspension bike called the Tazmon. It had a 3 inches (76 mm) travel single pivot design, the first on the market.^[1]^[4] It was followed a year later by the 4 inches (100 mm) Heckler, a model name that continues to this day.^[4]^[6]

The company acquired the patents for their Virtual Pivot Point from Outland Bikes around 1999.^[4]

Models

The company manufactures around a dozen models of mountain bikes made of carbon fiber and aluminum, ranging from $1500 to over $10000 retail. In 2013, a single model "Juliana" was spun off as a stand-alone brand and range of mountain bikes for women. Their bikes are suited to a wide range of disciplines.^[1] Frame fabrication occurs in China or Taiwan, but all bicycles are assembled in Santa Cruz, built to customer specifications just before being shipped out

Full Model List

5010
Bantam
Blur
Blur LT
Blur XC
Blur 4X
Bronson
Bullit
Butcher
Chameleon
Driver 8
Heckler
Highball
Hightower
Jackal
Juliana Cushtail
Nickel
Nomad
Roadster
Stigmata
Super 8
Superlight
Tallboy
Tallboy LT
Tazmon
V10
VP Free

Santa Cruz Syndicate

Main article: Santa Cruz Syndicate

Santa Cruz Syndicate is a sponsored downhill team affiliated with the company.

References

American bicycle manufacturers

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